"We talked about needing to control the tempo, we wanted to get out early," Three Rivers coach Brandy Stalhood said.

The Lady Trojans rallied and won the second game 25-20.

"I thought in the second game we did a better job of serving to our spots," Metzger said. "That and I thought we blocked better."

The Lady Wildcats took the third game 25-23 that featured several lead changes.

"We went flat in the second game, we got quiet and we dug ourselves a hole we couldn't get out of," Stalhood said. "In the second half of that game we started scrambling again and I think that carried over to the third game.

"Sturgis is a good team, they were not going hand us a win," Stalhood added.

Sturgis had built a 5-point lead in the fourth game, but Three Rivers chipped away and tied the game at 22.

The pivotal point came as Sturgis attempted a kill, the ball was dug up by Three Rivers.

The ball rattled around in the rafters, coming down to a Lady Cat, who passed the ball over the net.

Sturgis returned the ball only ti have Three Rivers win the point. That knotted the score.

"It was one of those make or break points," Stalhood said. "It fueled our fire."

Three Rivers went on to score three of the final four points to win 25-23.

"I thought we had a little trouble with Teagan (Reeves)," Metzger said.

The Lady Cats were led by Teagan Reeves with 14 kills, nine digs and 10 blocks.

Carly Nichols had nine kills, seven blocks and two aces, Katy Hawkins added one ace and seven digs and Linsey Masnari had four kills and 14 assists.